Hardwood flooring renovations are preferred more than ever by most homeowners. Wood floors are their pride and joy and flooring renovations are best ways to maintain the quality and beauty of hardwood floors.

Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/23/2009 -- While home sales have cooled, the market supply for wood flooring is expected to remain steady as remodeling and home improvement activity helps drive the hardwood flooring market past $3 billion by 2010, states the Specialists in Business Information (SBI) consumer goods report.

Coveted for their rich, warm color and sense of comfort they bring to a home, hardwood floors have become a homeowner's most valuable and long lasting home luxury. As home trends and styles change, hardwood flooring has proven to be both a durable and a dynamic home flooring option since it never goes out of style.

According to the SBI report, oak flooring is predicted to maintain its place as the most popular wood flooring, accounting for more than 50 percent of the United States' market. Specialty wood flooring options, such as walnut, teak and cherry, are also expected to increase in popularity, despite being more expensive. Their distinguishable qualities from traditional alternatives make them unique and distinct.

"Hardwood flooring has maintained its popularity in the home improvement market for several years, due to the high resale value it adds to a home, its durability, ease of repair and its luxurious look," said Greg Gilmartin, of Express Flooring. "We have seen a great increase in hardwood flooring purchases in our business."

The popular and unique specialty woods come in a variety of dramatic designs that are distressed, brushed and stained. They have distinct colors that fit the decor of today's modern home. From oak to walnut, hardwood flooring has the ability to endure the test of time and constantly changing home trends.

About Express Flooring:
With over 100 years of combined flooring experience Express Flooring is one of the fastest growing flooring companies in the nation, with local focus on Phoenix, Tucson and Denver, and all surrounding cities. For more than 20 years, they have worked on all types of flooring, including carpet, tile, laminate, wood, stone, vinyl and much more.

Dial 1-800-700-9126 to schedule an appointment with a professional design consultant who will provide a 100% FREE estimate. No sales pressure or obligation, just friendly, professional staff.

Contact:
Greg Gilmartin
Express Flooring, LLC
4110 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85009-4623
(602) 864-3300
(800) 700-9126
info@expressflooring.com
http://www.expressflooring.com
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Many homeowners and builders are now choosing to use environmentally friendly and energy efficient products in their homes.

Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/22/2009 -- With Al Gore's documentary, The Inconvenient Truth, and the growing global awareness, more Americans are choosing to "go green." According to McGraw Hill NAHB report, America's builders have adopted green home building permanently, with more than 50 percent of homebuilders participating in green building.

Green builders and concerned homeowners across the nation are taking notice of the hidden toxins within their building and home materials. These toxins are not only harmful to the environment, but also to a homeowner's health. Environmental Protection Agency studies have shown that indoor pollutant levels can be anywhere from two to five times higher than they are outside.

"The source of these pollutants is often times right under your feet, hiding in your flooring," said Greg Gilmartin of Express Flooring. "Instead of purchasing flooring with high amounts of harmful toxins and VOCs - volatile organic compounds - we encourage homeowners to consider more environmentally-friendly flooring options."

About Express Flooring:
With over 100 years of combined flooring experience Express Flooring is one of the fastest growing flooring companies in the nation, with local focus on Phoenix, Tucson and Denver, and all surrounding cities. For more than 20 years, they have worked on all types of flooring, including carpet, tile, laminate, wood, stone, vinyl and much more.

Dial 1-800-700-9126 to schedule an appointment with a professional design consultant who will provide a 100% FREE estimate. No sales pressure or obligation, just friendly, professional staff.

Contact:
Greg Gilmartin
Express Flooring, LLC
4110 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85009-4623
(602) 864-3300
(800) 700-9126
info@expressflooring.com
http://www.expressflooring.com
The Happy Home People

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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/21/2009 -- With QuickStep's recycled laminate wood flooring, Express Flooring beautifies floors without depleting our forests. Laminate wood flooring may look exactly like wood, but unlike wood, it is resistant to heat and moisture.
"The next time you step on a friend's or neighbor's laminate floor in their kitchen or entry way or another room in the house you are stepping on perhaps one of the most recycled flooring products in America today," quotes Greg Gilmartin, marketing communications director for Express Flooring in Phoenix, Arizona.

Laminate flooring looks exactly like wood. A clear, protective finish, very often consisting of aluminum oxide, is applied on each piece. It has supportive backing and has thin layers that are resistant to heat, indentation and moisture.

Laminate flooring is easy to install, and because of the layered construction, laminate proves to be much more flexible, and therefore, much less difficult to cut and lay than real planks of solid maple, oak, mahogany, or even pine, which is considered a soft wood.

When considering the pros and cons of laminate flooring the benefit of conserving natural resources should come into play. Even though many of the world's forests are managed, and trees are considered a renewable resource, nothing can make them grow faster.

Consequently, the constant demand keeps pushing up the price of wood in the market. Additionally, many people argue that the importance of our world's forests far exceeds the need to have solid-wood flooring in homes. These qualities are exactly what you can find in QuickStep's flooring products.

When sourcing materials, QuickStep selects renewable, fast-growing southern pine exclusively for their U.S.-produced core boards. Seventy-four percent of Quick Step's U.S.-produced laminate boards are made of pre-consumer (post-industrial) wood waste. And not one exotic tree is harvested from the rainforest to create their beautiful exotic laminate floors.

During manufacturing, the rejected laminate flooring products are integrated into the chipboard factory, reused by third-party manufacturers or burned to serve as heat for the laminate process - rather than going to a landfill. Wood waste from manufacturing is used as biomass fuel for heating our factories.

QuickStep's patented locking system eliminates the introduction of VOCs typically associated with installation adhesives. All QuickStep® laminate wood flooring and laminate tile flooring manufactured after January 1, 2009 are California 93120 Phase 1 compliant for formaldehyde emissions.

When you are ready for a change, you simply detach, remove and reuse the laminate floors - in another room, another home or give it away to a community organization.
QuickStep is leading the way by constantly seeking new ways to recycle, reduce, reuse, recover and renew.

About Express Flooring:
With over 100 years of combined flooring experience Express Flooring is one of the fastest growing flooring companies in the nation, with local focus on Phoenix, Tucson and Denver, and all surrounding cities. For more than 20 years, they have worked on all types of flooring, including carpet, tile, laminate, wood, stone, vinyl and much more.

Dial 1-800-700-9126 to schedule an appointment with a professional design consultant who will provide a 100% FREE estimate. No sales pressure or obligation, just friendly, professional staff.

Contact:
Greg Gilmartin
Express Flooring, LLC
4110 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85009-4623
(602) 864-3300
(800) 700-9126
info@expressflooring.com
The Happy Home People

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm